Emart Enhances Product Safety to Boost Customer Trust

Product Safety Center Obtains Internationally Accredited Testing Institution Recognition ... Securing Credibility and Reliability

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Emart announced on the 4th that its in-house quality control institution, the Product Safety Center, received international accreditation as a testing institution from the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) last month.

KOLAS is an organization under the National Institute of Technology and Standards, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which evaluates and accredits calibration, testing, inspection, and proficiency testing institutions based on international standards set by laws and international standard organizations.

Established in February 2015 for food quality management, Emart's Product Safety Center is responsible for pre-verifying the legal standards and safety of Emart food products, including tests for food poisoning bacteria, residual pesticides, and harmful substances, to supply safe products to customers. The center’s researchers all passed the analytical proficiency tests conducted in the UK, and to equip the center with laboratory environment facilities and equipment that meet international laboratory standards, it was expanded and relocated in July last year.

Through these efforts, Emart's Product Safety Center obtained international accreditation as a testing institution for a total of 27 items, including 8 microbiological tests, 17 food chemical tests, and 2 agricultural and livestock product tests, enabling it to issue accredited test reports independently in these fields. These test reports are mutually recognized among 102 organizations in 104 countries that are members of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), and hold the same validity.

Accordingly, Emart has been able to reduce costs and time spent outsourcing accredited test analyses to external institutions, while securing international credibility and reliability for test results. Additionally, the reliability of pre-verification conducted on Emart fresh foods, Peacock, No Brand, and other Emart private label products and direct sourcing products has increased, allowing customers to trust and purchase products with greater confidence.

Hong Seong-su, head of quality control at Emart, said, "The Emart Product Safety Center will continue to demonstrate scientific capabilities to provide products that customers can purchase with confidence, conducting more professional and systematic verification."

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